Gata Kamsky vs Hikaru Nakamura

ch-USA 2017 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 30 moves

The Game

White Gata Kamsky
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event ch-USA 2017
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 4.2
Date 2017.04.01
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A46)
Moves 30
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

5rk1/p5np/1p2p1p1/3b4/3B1qP1/P4PR1/1P1QB3/4K3 w - - 1 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.Bf4 d5
  4. 4.e3 c5
  5. 5.c3 Nc6
  6. 6.Nbd2 cxd4
  7. 7.exd4 Nh5
  8. 8.Be3 Bd6
  9. 9.Ne5 g6
  10. 10.g4 Ng7
  11. 11.h4 Nxe5
  12. 12.dxe5 Bxe5
  13. 13.Nf3 Bf6
  14. 14.h5 O-O
  15. 15.Qd2 d4
  16. 16.cxd4 b6
  17. 17.hxg6 fxg6
  18. 18.Ne5 Bb7
  19. 19.Rh3 Rc8
  20. 20.Be2 Bg2
  21. 21.Rg3 Bd5
  22. 22.Rh3 Bg2
  23. 23.Rg3 Be4
  24. 24.Rc1 Qd6
  25. 25.a3 Rxc1+
  26. 26.Qxc1 Bxe5
  27. 27.dxe5 Qxe5
  28. 28.Qd2 Bd5
  29. 29.Bd4 Qe4
  30. 30.f3 Qf4

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